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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Farrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe has chosen (Ugly kid joe) Everything about you as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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205 lbs
16 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Owen Farrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kid Joe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Farrell counters with a good, hard body kick but Joe shrugs it off.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Farrell.
Joe has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Farrell slips a straight right by Joe.
Farrell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Joe tries to clinch there but Farrell circles away.
Joe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Farrell at a distance.
Joe takes a swing at Farrell's ribcage but misses.
Farrell misses with a leg kick
and Joe counters with a takedown into side control.
Farrell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Farrell is working hard here to advance position.
Joe is looking to take a break and control but Farrell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Joe lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Joe lands an elbow.
Joe working away.
Farrell is not content to let Joe control the position.
Joe controlling the position from side mount.
Farrell struggling a bit here.
Farrell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Joe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Farrell can't do much from the bottom here.
Joe is looking to take a break and control but Farrell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Farrell tries to buck Joe off but Joe is having none of it.
Joe scores with a couple of short elbows.
Joe takes a little break here. Farrell wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Farrell is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Joe off and has taken his back!
Joe defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Farrell's arms.
Farrell goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Joe escapes and is now in half guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrell is looking to improve his position.
Joe is trying to control. Farrell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Farrell is looking for a sweep. Joe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Farrell is not content to let Joe control the position.
Farrell throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Farrell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Farrell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Joe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Joe's back!
Farrell has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Joe has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Farrell controlling the position well here. Joe rolled but Farrell kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
A lull in the action here.
Joe tries to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Farrell is not going to allow Joe to sit and survive in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kid Joe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Farrell gets tackled into the cage by Joe. Joe maintains the clinch.
Farrell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Farrell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Farrell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joe cracks Farrell with a good jab.
Joe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Farrell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Joe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Farrell is trying to defend but Joe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Joe is keen to just control but Farrell is a slippery customer.
Joe prevents Farrell from improving his position.
Farrell regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrell looking to control.
Joe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Farrell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Joe is aware though and is defending well.
Farrell is looking for a triangle but Joe pushes his legs off easily.
Joe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Farrell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Joe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Farrell's head.
Farrell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Joe is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Joe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Joe scoring with punches and elbows.
Farrell is trying to improve his position.
Joe wants to control but Farrell is keeping him busy.
Farrell tries to bench press Joe off him but Joe keeps the position.
Joe staying calm.
Farrell tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Joe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farrell wants to control but Joe postures up.
Farrell sneaks back into half guard.
Farrell trying to control but Joe postures up.
Joe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Farrell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Joe stalling.
Farrell throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Joe lands strikes from half guard.
Farrell taking some punishment here, with Joe in his half guard.
Farrell is refusing to be controlled, as Joe sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrell trying to hold on to Joe's head to control him but Joe postures up.
Joe trying to control the action but Farrell is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kid Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Farrell is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Joe jumps into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joe is looking to take a break and control but Farrell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Joe scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Farrell to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Joe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Farrell throws the kick towards the body but Joe avoids it.
Farrell throws a push kick but Joe slaps the foot to one side.
Joe throws a body punch but Farrell moves out of range.
Joe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Joe lands in his opponent's guard.
Joe is in close to Farrell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Joe is looking to work some ground and pound but Farrell has wrist control.
Joe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Farrell looking for a guillotine here but Joe defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Farrell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Joe's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kid Joe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Farrell won't allow Joe to get back to his feet.
Farrell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Farrell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Joe is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Farrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Joe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joe looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Joe trying to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Farrell stops Joe from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Farrell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Farrell moves out of range of the body kick from Joe.
Joe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Farrell!
Farrell managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Joe.
Farrell is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe in side control lands a decent elbow.
Farrell is trying to control Joe's posture but Joe avoids it.
Farrell is looking to reverse the position.
Farrell throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Farrell controls the position for a moment.
Farrell tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Joe blocks the strikes from Farrell.
Farrell holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Joe is looking to take a break and control but Farrell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Farrell is trying to improve his position.
Farrell struggling a bit here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Joe working the ground and pound from side control.
Farrell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Joe controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Farrell tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Owen Farrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kid Joe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Joe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kid Joe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kid Joe!
Kid Joe seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
32% |
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